News Staff MATTAWA – Washington State Patrol troopers are seeking vehicular assault charges against the teen driver involved in a DUI-related wreck near Mattawa early Sunday morning that left four people injured. State troopers say, Jayri Ramirez-Garcia, 19, of Mattawa, was driving impaired when she reportedly crossed the centerline on state Route 243, and collided head-on with … Read more
PLAIN – Human remains found on St. Patricks Day [March 17] along a road in Plain has been identified as a Seattle-area resident. According to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Adrian Antonio Norfleet’s body was discovered on Camp 12 road in Plain. His death is being investigated as a homicide. Anyone with information is … Read more
ODESSA – A 60-year-old man whose arm was reportedly hanging on ‘by a thread’ following a dirt bike crash on Sunday remains hospitalized. Lincoln County Sheriff’s officials say the dirt bike rider was racing near the meat packing plant just south of the city when the wreck happened and reportedly “forced his arm into the … Read more
LEAVENWORTH – The Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) released an update about a fatal Leavenworth-area avalanche last month. The NWAC report reveals that a team of 6 people were attempting to climb Dragontail Peak when the snow gave way sending four people falling 1,000 feet. Three people died in the Feb. 19 avalanche. The body of … Read more
Much of the Moses Lake community is mourning the loss of an esteemed doctor. Dr. Robert David Hylander passed away on Sunday, March 19. He reportedly died from kidney cancer. Dr. Hylander joined Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake after owning his private practice for 30 years. He was 70. -0-
MOSES LAKE – A bizarre turn of events on Valentines Day has now resulted in multiple charges for a Soap Lake man police say deliberately tried to run over a dog and into deputies. Police conducted a traffic stop on Feb. 14 after seeing a vehicle attempting to hit a dog on Grand Drive and … Read more
OLYMPIA – The deadline to remove studded tires is fast approaching. Drivers in Washington have until this Friday [March 31] to get their studded tires replaced, or risk a potential $137 fine. Studded tires are legal in Washington from Nov. 1 to March 31. -0-
COULEE CITY – A Moses Lake man, and owner of chiropractic clinics in Wilbur and Coulee City, has been accused of child rape. Tyrone Thomas Trexler was charged Friday with first-degree rape of a child, stemming from an investigation in which two young girls identified Trexler as the man who touched them inappropriately at his … Read more
ELLENSBURG – Kittitas County deputies are looking for a brazen thief who used a Kittitas County resident’s identity to get a loan in order to buy some expensive toys. On Monday, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s office posted pictures of the suspect and the fake ID he used to get the $45,000 loan. Authorities say the … Read more
PLAIN – Chelan County detectives are investigating a suspicous death as a homicide after a man’s body was found Friday in Plain on Camp 12 road. The unidentifed victim is described as a Black male between 25 and 40 years of age. Due to the ongoing investigation, no other details were released. Anyone with information … Read more